Archive for 'Kitchen & Cooking'

Let’s admit it: most of us get out of bed a bit later than we should. Because showering and getting dressed are pretty much non-negotiable, the morning necessity that usually gets cut out is a solid breakfast. If you’re lucky, maybe you can cobble something together. If not, it’ll have to be a bacon and egg roll on the road, or worse, skipping the meal altogether.

The Dishlex brand is part of the wider household appliances company Electrolux. Electrolux’s, and therefore Dishlex’s, design and product development is driven by something they call ‘Thought Design’, an approach inspired by Scandinavian design. This means products are made with the consumer and their experience in mind.

This summer we’re loving Sunbeam’s Snack Heroes range – super cute kitchen appliances that make playing with your food a good idea! We previously took a look at the cake pop maker, but we didn’t want to withhold it’s awesome friends! They are perfect for getting the kids into the kitchen and keeping them entertained during the holidays.

Summer is just around the corner so that means beating the heat with a constant supply of delicious, refreshing beverages. Making your own bubbly drinks is fun if you’ve got the right equipment and ingredients.

Now, if you were a kid in the 70s and 80s you very well might remember the SodaStream Drinks Maker craze. SodaStream was a hit with the whole family because it allowed you to turn water into carbonated water in your very own kitchen.

It’s been a cracker of a footy season, and every AFL fan has one thing on their mind: the 2014 Grand Final. It’s just over a month away, and to celebrate, we’re giving away tickets for four to the game! Check out the Betta Facebook page to enter.

For everyone planning to watch at home, we’ve got two awesome recipes to make the Grand Final a day to remember:

The initial excitement at the idea of whizzing up a smoothie. But then we realise it’s hardly ever just a matter of a simple whizz. After the whizz there’s the rummage-around-for-an-appropriately-sized-glass-or-bottle, and then it’s the leave-the-mixer-for-someone-else-to-wash-up-later.

George Foreman – pioneer of the health grill – say it’s time for no more buts; instead try their new compact blender Mix & Go.

There are plenty of things to love about winter, but the sniffles definitely isn’t among them! Staying healthy in the colder months is more of a challenge, but there are some very simple ways to give yourself a fighting chance, and to keep the tissue box at bay!

Wash your hands

The simplest tip of all! It stands to reason that if more people get sick in the winter months, there will be more germs flying around. Help stop them by washing ...

Westinghouse’s latest range of dishwashers is packed full of clever features and it’s got us thinking: how does one get the most out of their dishwasher? We use them so much, loading and unloading is second nature to most people, even if our habits aren’t the best. We’ve come up with a few tips for choosing and running your new dishwasher.

1: Know where everything goes

There’s sound reasoning behind the positioning of plates down the bottom and glasses up the ...

Sous Vide (which translates from French to “under vacuum”) is a method of cooking food that has been vacuum sealed in a ‘water oven’. It uses the even heat of the water to cook food thoroughly and easily, without a whole lot of effort. While once upon a time, this would have only been a stovetop operation, Breville has release its own Sous Vide slow cooker, which makes the process a lot easier and safer.